Star of the Sea Painted Church


Star of the Sea Church--Kalapana Painted Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Star of the Sea Painted Church, Kalapana, Hawai'i, built 1927-1928

Location	Kaimu, Hawaii
Coordinates	19°22′34″N 154°58′1″W / 19.37611°N 154.96694°W / 19.37611; -154.96694
Built	1931
Architect	Gielen, Evarist, Father
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	97000407^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 14, 1997

The Star of the Sea Painted Church in Kalapana, Hawai'i was built in 1927-1928 under the direction of the Belgian Catholic missionary priest Father Evarist Gielen, who painted the upper section of the church interior.

In 1990, the church was moved to its present location just ahead of an advancing lava flow. It is located on Highway 130 between mile marker 19 and 20, and is open to the public without charge seven days a week from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.^[2] It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Bohman, Mary Beth, Amy B. Wang and Joyce Eisenberg, Fodor's Big Island of Hawaii, New York, Fodor's Travel Publications, 2007

External links

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